Nsfas Working To Settle Student Accommodation Debt: Manamela
The Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Buti Manamela says they are working with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme NSFAS to ensure that all student accommodation debt is settled.
Manamela was visiting Wits University in Johannesburg to ensure that the institution is prepared for the 2025 academic year.
He has also urged private accommodation providers not to prejudice any students whose accommodation has not been paid by NSFAS .
"I had a long meeting with senior members of NSFAS, some of those commitments include ensuring that we mop up the debt that is owed to private accommodation providers so that we start on a clean slate. They have indicated to me that they have started with payment for most of those beginning of this year. This is a big issue where private accommodation providers prejudice students. We want to use this opportunity to call on them to deal with NFSAs and not prejudice students."
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